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EN81-1 Clause No Requirement EN81-20 Clause No Requirement Comment
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5.7.3.1 The lower part of the well shall consist of a pit, the bottom of which shall be smooth 5.2.1.9 Surfaces of walls, floors and ceilings
and approximately level, except for any buffer and guide rail bases and water drainage Surfaces of walls, floors and ceilings of wells, machine and pulley rooms shall be in
devices. durable material not favouring the creation of dust. e.g. concrete, brick or blockwork.
After the building-in of guide rail fixings, buffers, any grids, etc., the pit shall be The surface of the floor where a person needs to work or to move between working
impervious to infiltration of water. areas shall be of non-slip material.
The floor of the working areas shall be approximately level, except for any buffer and
guide rail bases and water drainage devices
After the building-in of guide rail fixings, buffers, any grids, etc., the pit shall be
impervious to infiltration of water.
For hydraulic lifts the space in which the power unit is situated and the pit shall be
designed in such a way that it is impervious, so that all the fluid contained in the
machinery placed in these areas will be retained if it leaks out or escapes.
NOTE National regulations may require the protection of hydraulic pipe routed through the
building
5.7.3.2 If there is an access door to the pit, other than the landing door, it shall comply with the 5.2.2.4 A means to enter the pit shall be provided consisting of;
requirements of 5.2.2. a) An access door where the pit depth exceeds 2,50 m;
Such a door shall be provided if the pit depth exceeds 2,50 m and if the layout of the b) Either an access door or a ladder inside the well, easily accessible from the
building so permits. landing door, where the pit depth is not exceeding 2,5 m.
If there is no other access a permanent means shall be provided inside the well, easily Any pit access door shall comply with the requirements of 5.2.3.
accessible from the landing door, to permit competent persons to descend safely to the
Ladders shall comply with Annex F.
floor of the pit. This shall not project into the clear running space of the lift equipment.
Where there is a risk of the ladder in its deployed position colliding with moving
elements of the lift, the ladder shall be provided with an electrical safety device(s) in
accordance with 5.11.2 to prevent the lift from operating if it is not in its stored position.
If the ladder is stored on the pit floor, all pit refuge spaces shall be maintained when
the ladder is in its stored position.
5.7.3.3 When the car rests on its fully compressed buffers, the following three conditions shall 5.2.5.8 Refuge spaces and clearances in the pit
be satisfied at the same time: 5.2.5.8.1 When the car is at its lowest position according to 5.2.5.6.1 at least one clear area
a) there shall be in the pit sufficient space to accommodate a rectangular block where a refuge space can be accommodated shall be provided on the pit floor,
not less than selected from Table 4.
0,50 m x 0,60 m x 1,0 m resting on one of its faces; If more than one person is necessary in the pit to carry out inspection and maintenance
b) the free vertical distance between the bottom of the pit and the lowest parts of work, an additional refuge space shall be provided for each additional person.
the car, shall be at least 0,50 m. This distance may be reduced to a minimum In the case of more than one refuge space they shall be of the same type and not
of 0,10 m within a horizontal distance of 0,15 m between: interfering with each other.
1) apron or parts of the vertically sliding car door(s) and the adjacent A sign in the pit readable from the entrance(s) shall clearly indicate the allowed number
wall(s); of persons and the type of posture (Table 4) considered for the refuge spaces(s)
2) the lowest parts of the car and the guide rails; accommodation.
c) the free vertical distance between the highest parts fixed in the pit, for instance Table 3 — Dimensions of refuge spaces in the pit
a tensioning device for compensation ropes being in its highest position and
Horizontal Height
the lowest parts of the car, except for items detailed in b) 1) and b) 2) above,
dimensions of the
shall be at least 0,30 m.
of the refuge refuge
Type Posture Pictograma space space
(m x m) (m)
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When the car is at the lowest position according to 5.2.5.6.1, the following conditions
shall be satisfied:
a) The free vertical distance between the bottom of the pit and the lowest parts of the
car shall be at least 0,50 m. This distance may be reduced:
1) for any part of the apron or parts of the vertically sliding car door(s) to a
minimum of 0,10 m within a horizontal distance of 0,15 m to the adjacent
wall(s);
2) for car frame parts, safety gears, guide shoes, pawl devices, within a
maximum horizontal distance from the guide rails according to Figures 6 and
7;
b) The free vertical distance between the highest parts fixed in the pit, for instance a
tensioning device for compensation ropes being in its highest position, jack
supports, pipes and other fittings, and the lowest parts of the car, except for items
detailed in 5.2.5.8.2 a) 1) and 2), shall be at least 0,30 m;
c) The free vertical distance between the bottom of the pit or the top of equipment
installed there and the lowest parts of the downwards-travelling ram-head
assembly of an inverted jack shall be at least 0,50 m.
However, if it is impossible to gain involuntary access under the ram head
assembly (e.g. by providing screens in accordance with 5.2.5.5.1), this vertical
distance may be reduced from 0,50 m to 0,10 m minimum;
d) The free vertical distance between the bottom of the pit and the lowest guiding
yoke of a telescopic jack below the car of a direct acting lift shall be at least 0,50 m.